All Ugandan government vehicles to be electric, locally made
Uganda’s new national e-mobility strategy is focused on domestic vehicle manufacturing, battery production, charging infrastructure and specialised human capital d...
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7,000 Nakasongola households yet to vacate Lake Kyoga buffer zone
More than 7,000 households in Nakasongola District remain within the newly demarcated Lake Kyoga buffer zone, two years after the government issued a six-month eviction n...
Police Fire Tear Gas, Live Bullets as Guild Election Chaos Erupts at IUIU Mbale Campus
Students at the Mbale campus of the Islamic University in Uganda clashed with security forces after disputed delays and technical failures in an online guild election pro...
200,000 jobs in offing as Kapeeka Industrial Park undergoes major transformation
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has announced plans to transform Kapeeka Industrial Park, in Nakaseke district, into a one-stop centre and a district industrial hub...
Devon Petroleum enter Uganda’s competitive fuel market with expansion plans and retail push
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Devon Petroleum SMC LTD has officially entered Uganda’s downstream petroleum sector with the launch of six fuel stations, posit...
ENG. JONARD ASIIMWE: Kiira Motors and Uganda’s Scientific and Innovative Renaissance: Engineering a Prosperous Future!
In the grand theatre of history, nations are not remembered for the eloquence of their lamentations, but for the audacity of their innovations. Civilizations rise not mer...
Uganda to start manufacturing own satellites
Uganda has announced plans to begin manufacturing its own satellites, as part of the country’s ambition to enter the global space economy and transition into a kno...
Turning oil into opportunity: Stanbic Bank’s role in Uganda’s first oil journey
As Uganda approaches the long-anticipated milestone of first oil, it does so at a moment of contradiction in the global energy narrative.On one hand, the world is acceler...
Museveni too old, mentally exhausted to run Uganda – Andrew Mwenda insists
Andrew Mwenda argues that President Museveni’s age and fatigue are weakening his judgement, leading to risky decisions on major government investments.Journalist a...
Winners: President Museveni, Dr Mathias Magoola and 12 Others Honoured as Uganda Health Sector Transformation Champions
In recognition of notable achievements in Uganda’s health sector under the leadership of H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Public O...